Sunday, August 24, 2008

Addison County - Vermont






The Addison County chamber of Commerce sent these two cards showing off winter activities.

Washington County – Delaware, North Carolina




This is a great card advertising the Forest Festival – looks like a lot of lumberjacking fun to me. Sent by the
Washington County Chamber of Commerce

Logan County - ????, CO

I got this lovely card from the
Logan County Chamber of Commerce

Alameda County – Oakland, California







These both came from the Oakland Convention & Visitors Bureau One is Downtown Oakland the other shows the Chabot Space & Science Center.

Bullock County – Union Springs, Alabama




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They were kind enough to send 4 different cards highlighting their county.

Teton County– Jackson Hole, Wyoming



Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming


A haven for outdoors enthusiasts, the Tetons include sis different summits topping 12,000 feet. Grand Teton National Park offers some of the finest hiking, climbing and sightseeing in Wyoming.




Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

A resident herd of bison wanders through the park. Here they are seen grazing with the Cathedral group in the background.



What a great treat to have these 2 postcards send from the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce. They were kind enough to send additional information for the area also. Although I’ve been to Wyoming I’ve never been here

Park County– Yellowstone National Park, WY







Although I’ve been to Wyoming, I’ve never been to see Old Faithful, but do hope to get there someday.

This one was actually sent to me by my nephews when they were on vacation.

Bulgaria – Pogonu (BG-2021)





What a great card finally have one from Bulgaria my first one. It shows some great sites.

Helsinki – Finland (postcrossing.com)







Helsinki the capital of the country was once a great host to the Olympics. Great view of the Olympic Stadium. Thanks Sanna

Espoo – Finland (postcrossing.com)

Espoo is the second largest place in Finland. This is a great addition to my University collection, since the University of Technology is pictured here.

Fontainebleau – France (postcrossing.com)






This is one of my first cards from France. It has a great history. The city of Napoleon’s abdication and the birthplace of Louis XIII.

Zeeland – The Netherlands

This is from a friend on Facebook that saw my website and had been lucky enough to be here in Saratoga for a while.

San Francisco County – San Francisco, CA (postcrossing.com)

My favorite sport baseball and a great addition my stadium collection. This was a another card through postcrossing.com. There are so many views of the stadium.

Alberta – Banff, Calgary , Canada





Mount Rundle and the town of Banff
Night descends on this famous mountain town nestled int he heart of the Canadian Rockies. Mt. Rundle rises behind the town.


I was fortunate enough to get this card from another postcard collector, who discovered my site via Facebook.

Washington County – Hagerstown, Maryland






Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
City Park, Hagerstown, MD

This jewel of Washington Conty is a focal point of Hagerstown City Park. The museum houses a collection of painting and sculpture by such artists as Rembrandt, Velasquez, Rodin, and Rockwell.

This is the first Washington County in the nation.

Baldwin County – Gulf Shores, Alabama



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Although the cards themselves aren’t postmarked they were kind enough to send me 4 different cards.

Monday, August 11, 2008

York County - Pennsylvania

This is one of the more famous counties in PA.


Santa Cruz County - Capitola, California

These cards come in the Santa Cruz County 2008 Official Traveler’s Guide . They are once again the ,Shadowbrook Resturant the Capitola Hotel, the West Cliff Inn and the
Capitola Village By The Sea








Santa Cruz County - Santa Cruz, California

These cards come in the Santa Cruz County 2008 Official Traveler’s Guide < href: = http://www.santacruzcounty.travel>. They are once again the Shadowbrook Resturant < href: = http://www.shadowbrook-capitola.com>, the Capitola Hotel, the West Cliff Inn < href: = http://www.westcliffinn.com>and the Capitola Village By The Sea < href: = http://www.capitolavillage.com>


Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Computer Down

Sorry for the fact there have been no updates recently - computer crashed and I am in the process of buying a new computer.

Hope to be up and running again in a couple of weeks.